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Galena with Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Tri-State District, Kansas

 
Galena with Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Tri-State District, Kansas

Galena with Sphalerite from Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Tri-State District, Kansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 45951
Mineral:Galena with Sphalerite
Locality:Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Cherokee County, Tri-State District, Kansas
Description:Gray metallic galena crystals to 15 mm across with transparent red-brown sphalerite crystals to 1 mm on some areas of the galena. The galena is a cubic crystal with octahedral galena overgrowth on select faces. Ex. Robert P. Bates (1926-2008) collection #129
Overall Size:25x18x20 mm
Crystals:0.2-15.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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